http://disqus.com/people/5c8ee744be29d189e9cdb130dffbd0b0/enSat, 25 Jun 2005 14:27:10 -0000http://willwilkinson.disqus.com/keloathing/#comment-3709314I think most people are idignant about government: that's to say, they are indignant that government would turn over land to private developers. <br><br>1. Most people recognize some public uses. I don't, but most people do, and I can understand why they do think gov't should have the power to use land to build streets, bridges, etc.<br><br>2. Most people intuitively understand that if you open up the range of takings possibilities, more people will line up at the trough, so to speak. It's a matter of institutional rules. Even if there is no moral difference between government using force to take land to build a school and government using force to take land to give to a developer to build a private school, once you open up the rule, all bets are off in the real world. Moral philosophy can help you in some respects, but it's a starting point, not a stopping point, when pausing to consider what real-world rules are in order.mnrSat, 25 Jun 2005 14:27:10 -0000